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How to download Instagram videos and Reels

Save Reels, feed videos and Stories as MP4 files on Windows.

Instagram offers no download for other people’s posts, and screen recording loses quality and picks up interface chrome. A downloader gets you the original file.

Before you start: only download videos you own, that are in the public domain, or that the rights holder allows you to save. Downloading copyrighted material without permission may break the platform’s terms of service and your local law.

Instagram requires a login

Instagram blocks anonymous access to most media. This is the single most common reason a download fails. In Reebore Video Downloader, select the browser where you are logged in from the Login Cookies dropdown; your existing session is reused.

Only content your account can already see is reachable — public posts, accounts you follow, and your own posts. Private accounts you do not follow stay private.

Download steps

  1. Copy the post link (… → Copy link, or from the address bar).
  2. Select your logged-in browser under Login Cookies.
  3. Click Detect, pick the quality, and download.

Reels, carousels and Stories

Reels download as standard vertical MP4. For carousel posts with several videos, each item is listed separately so you can pick. Stories are reachable while they are still live — once the 24 hours are up they are gone from Instagram, and no tool can retrieve them.

Common questions

Why does it say the post cannot be found?

Almost always a login problem: no session in the selected browser, or the account cannot view that post.

Will the poster know I downloaded it?

No. Instagram does not notify for downloads. Story screenshots are also not notified for regular accounts, but that behaviour is Instagram’s to change.

Do it in two clicks instead

Reebore Video Downloader does every step above for you — paste a link, pick a quality, done.

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